She just so happened to be the lovely number 10917.
Anyways... Waiting was pretty entertaining. At first I was just watching people. It was so interesting to see how everyone acts in stressful situations like this and watching people warm up and being amazed by some of the talent. Lots of people are very interesting looking to and it was quite entertaining to just watch and soak it all in. After that, as Laura got more and more nervous, we started playing speed. It was pretty fun. The camera men came and filmed us, which definitely made Laura excited. I wasn't, however, because I suck at speed and started sucking more when there was a camera beside me taking a shot of my side profile, my hand, and Laura. They could see my cards and how slow and terrible I was... I was a loser and, not so surprisingly, ended up losing the game. We also had to do this really lame thing where we had to sit there with a bunch of other people and clap while this annoying girl sang and we had to look happy and excited while I just felt like a poser. And then we had to do it with Ben Mulrooney.. if that's his name... and he doesn't seem like a very nice man. Yeah.. I felt dumb, but oh well. Then came more waiting and some swing dancing and some more singing. Here's me waiting... hahaha.
Laura finally got to go and sing. She sadly didn't make it, but we enjoyed ourselves and that's really all that matters.
After the whole Canadian Idol ordeal, I came back to rez and pretty much sat around for a while. I actually really like it when it's quiet. I was the only one there who was awake and I just hung out for a bit. Watched a bit of the olympics - men's hockey (come on boys!). And then seven of us headed to Laura Boskers house for dinner! SO GOOD! Her mother made potatoe's, pasta, apple sauce, pork chops, corn, and I'm pretty sure there was something else but I can't remember what. It was absolutely delicious! So good! And then we hung out with her parents for a bit (both of who are hilarious). We played slam-it uno too... SO MUCH FUN! It was a gong show. Man, it felt good to be in a home with a family, even if it wasn't mine. There is something about a happy home - any happy home - that just makes me so full of joy. It made me miss my family and appreciate them all the more. We played dutch bingo and found out that Laura's dad went to Dordt with one of my aunts and that he met my brother in California at a conference of some sort and yadda yadda yadda. I love dutch bingo! It's so exciting to see how we're all connected and how so-and-so knows so-and-so who's related to so-and-so until it eventually makes it to you.
When we came home from Laura's we sang Karaoke some more and then Laura, Curtis, Dave, and I hopped into Laura's car and I drove to Pizza Hut so we could get some free pizza from Laura's sister. We helped her do inventory for a bit and Laura showed off her talent by making us two large pizza's with tons of cheese and meet... and mushrooms on half of one for me and Deanna Lynn. So yummy! We drove them back to King's though and Dave and Curtis ate some in the car, thus provoking mine and Laura's rage. Haha. I couldn't eat because I was driving standard and I didn't want to get grease all over and Laura didn't eat because she didn't want to eat it without me. We finally got back to rez and ate our Pizza in Dave's room because there were a bunch of people in Laura and Britt's and we didn't have enough for everyone.
A bunch of the people in the other room were doing things that I dislike participating in so I stayed in Dave's room and hung out with Laura. Then I went into the other room to get the cord for the camera so I could put these lovely pictures on here and a bunch of the people were trying to offer me alcohol and they were asking me why I don't want to get drunk with them and such and so I turned to them and said, "Because I believe that getting drunk is a sin." I don't think they appreciated that too much, but I didn't feel like dancing around the issue and decided to take the blunt approach and tell it to them like it is. They then started asking where it says that in the Bible and I told them about our bodies being temples of the Holy Spirit and how we're supposed to honour God with our bodies. And they were saying that alcohol is a gift and I agreed, but if taken in excess then it was abusing it. Then one of them said that Jesus got drunk. And I said that, no I don't believe he did. But they were convinced that Christ got drunk. To make a long story short, I got out of there as quickly as possible.
I'm pretty sure the rest of the story doesn't need to be publically told, but they ended up doing some stupid and inconsiderate things and so I lost it on them! Reasoning with drunk people is like talking to an egocentric 3 year old who cannot make arguments for themselves and thinks that if someone else has done it then there is an open invitation for them to repeat it because it isn't bad or rude or absolutely revolting. I'm pretty sure I haven't been that angry in a while... a very long while. I was bawling and I threw my shoes at the wall and so I decided to go for a walk outside to calm myself down. So... today I have the gruesome task of cleaning a whole lot. I'm definitely not looking forward to it.
It frustrates me when I get mad. I hate it! But sometimes I feel as though there's nothing else to do. Talking doesn't always work so I thought I'd show them my raw emotion - my disgust, my sadness and, quite evidently, my anger. I wish I could be more Christ-like and I wish I knew how to show them that they are wrong and that they can't do the things they do! Why do people get drunk? What is so appealing about it and how can they try to defend it from a Christian perspective? Why would you intentionally get drunk?? I feel as though they don't respect me and my opinion though because I've never been drunk. I've only ever consumed on sip of alcohol (wine at ukranian christmas) and so they think that I don't have a valid argument. It is so discouraging and sad. Well... I'm going to go start cleaning. I'll post some pictures first.
14 comments:
Ashley
All the things you sayed about those people that pressured you into drinking was a joke. Also most things that were said to you were a joke. Did you not notice that everyone started to laugh after someone said it. Also nobody was drunk and i don't understand why you judge these people. What was the pointof posting this blog, are you trying to make yourself look better? Talking to people does work and going to the authorities to get them in trouble does not help them, everyone i have talked to said that you overreacted and did not understand your reaction. Do you think that you are a better christian then everyone else that was there?
First of all the phrase "trying to offer me alcohol" in no way implies that Ashley thought she was being pressured into drinking, so you can drop that little argument, small as it is.
Secondly, joking or even suggesting that Jesus Christ might have been drunk at any point in his life would completely nullify everything that you believe in Christ for, mainly the sacrifice of the sinless Son of God for the forgiveness of your sins. That's some pretty blasphemous "joking around". If you don't believe that being drunk is a sin, then you need study your bible a little closer and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal his truth to you.
Thirdly, if you don't understand why Christians need to "judge" other Christians, you need to ask for discernment from the Holy Spirit while you read through 1 Corinthians 5, in perticular verses 12 and 13.
Fourthly, if you haven't figured it out yet, a blog is a place where you, as the owner of the blog, can post whatever you very well want to. Only those who want to subject themselves to reading what you wrote will do so.
Fifthly, authorities are in our lives for a reason. Rules, are also in our lives for a reason: they protect you and those around you when your nature is sinful. Authorities enforce the rules which are there for your benefit whether you will admit it or not. You break rules, and you end up with the consequences. Don't blame them on others.
Sixth, by admitting to gossiping about Ashley with whoever it is that qualifies as "everyone you have talked to", you've severely depleted your belief in your argument that talking to people works in relation to conflict resolution.
Seventh, the very fact that you feel as though Christians need to compare themselves to one another demonstrates a very misguided origin of your worth as a Christian. Find YOUR worth in Christ alone who considered you valuable enough to lay his very life down for you even while you were still steeping in sin. Don't go looking for affirmation from other people!
Eighth, my email is stewreimer@shaw.ca and I would love to pray for you my anonymous brother/sister in Christ.
Sincerely, Stewart Reimer
hey.
i am not going to lie, i see all of your points - but there is something to be said for taking a step back, and not attacking anyone. that goes for everyone.
ashley, you can think what you want about drunkeness, you make that decision for yourself, but don't think, please for the love of God stop thinking, that your opinion, which you have a right to have, is the only "christian" opinion, or that you have insight into the Bible that other people do not have. you can make your decisions, but they are no more the "christian" ones than other christian people's decisions, and so you don't have to impose them on other peoples, thinking it is the christ way of life.
anonymous - honestly, buddy, and i say this with all do respect, you really need to grow up a bit. do what you want to do, no one gives a shit, and deal with it on your own terms, don't attack someone on their blog, that is just a bit silly and a bit immature.
stewart, you also, honestly, need to grow up a bit. let us not confuse our own views with a monopoly on the truth - and that is, in some ways, what you chose to do. thinking you have some sort of inside track on the message of Jesus Christ, on the scriptures, or, my God, on the holy spirit, is a bit of a troublesome thought. God, with us, is revealed to all of us in different ways, and someone choosing, on their own free will, to get drunk does not make them any further away from the revealing of God than does your choice not to drink - God is opened to us in different ways, and what we hold dear, therefore, are different things.
k, so the thing about Jesus, is we really DO NOT KNOW whether or not Jesus ever had too much wine at a wedding. Jesus, you should note, never warned against drunkeness. Paul, yes it was Paul, did, however Paul warned us against a lot of things, for a lot of reasons, and did so in a certain time and a certain place, and that needs to be taken into consideration. AGAIN let us not confuse Paul with God, and certainly let us not confuse Paul with Jesus - paul is contextual, and I am sure God, Jesus, or Paul would have no real beef with some college students unwinding in a room, and having a good time.
everybody just needs to take a step back.
ashley - there is nothing wrong with alcohol. God cares about our lives - cares about our joys and our sufferings, our hope and our trials, our loves and our lives, God does not care if 10 people fit into a room one night and drink a bit much. let us not be unrealistic here. it is a part of the living, it is a part of life, let people do what they may, and honestly, have a drink every once in a while, it tastes good and there is nothing wrong with it.
anonymous - grow up a little bit and get off of ashley's blog - are you in elementary schoool?
stewart - please for the love of God spend your time praying for the world that needs God in their lives, to survive, to eat, to drink water, the whole thing. get off the backs of those having a good time and stop preaching to everybody, it's freaken insane.
this is all i have to say. off to bed.
Luke 7:33-34
For John the Baptist didn't drink wine and he often fasted, and you say, `He's demon possessed.' And I, the Son of Man, feast and drink, and you say, `He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of the worst sort of sinners!'
Let me clarify, drinking is not a problem, drunkenness is.
Why is everyone being annonymous? If you have something to say, it may help if I know who you are so we can openly discuss with each other. I was open with all of you in the room and I think you could let me know who you are as well.
Mr. Anonymous #2, I can see that you have read a little bit too far into some of the things that I wrote in my comment. I'm sorry for the lack of tone in written speech. My “attack” was actually more of a point by point rebuttal of Mr. Anonymous #1’s comment than any sort of “preaching”.
As for your comment that "Jesus never warned about drunkenness", you may find it interesting to read Luke 21 where Jesus is speaking directly to future generations about the end of the age. Once you have read the section and understand the context in which he is speaking you can focus right in on verse 34 where Jesus warns against drunkenness.
And again, with regards to Mr. Anonymous #3’s contribution, one can see Jesus contrasting how the Pharisees blew out of proportion the way that John the Baptist fasted and abstained from wine, to mean that he had a demon, which he clearly didn’t. In the same way they took the way that Jesus feasted and drank wine and blew it out of proportion to say that He was a glutton and a drunkard, which he clearly wasn’t.
As for “confusing Paul with God”, if we dismiss Paul’s Holy Spirit-inspired teachings to the various Churches of his day as “contextual” and therefore irrelevant to our daily living, we conveniently cut the New Testament down to about ten books and miss out on some serious instruction for our lives. It is very true that his books were written specifically to certain churches but to say that the issues that he dealt with in those books don’t apply to us as well is a dangerous venture. We cannot simply pick and chose which instructions and warnings to pay heed to.
Contextual or not contextual, I don’t think it makes a difference to a statement such as Ephesians 5:19”The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
In parting, if I took something that was good when used appropriately, like sex for example, and I started abusing it by making it a one sided lust affair with pornography and I didn’t think that what I was doing was wrong (because by golly it felt good when I did it and therefore it was a good time for me), and you, my Christian brother, knew what was going on in my life because I talked about it publicly, would it not be your duty/responsibility to reinstate me and show me my error and remind me that I am a new creation? that I’ve put to death my sinful nature and now live according to the Holy Spirit? that I am called to righteous living, not seeing how close I can get to evil without quite touching it?
It is unfortunate that because of this comment I will come across as a person fixated on one certain sin ignoring all the rest. I assure you that is not who I am and I have tried hard not to sound like it is.
Thank you sincerely for the reminder to pray for the poor and the needy. My offer for prayer was more in tune to John 17 when Jesus prayed for the unity of everyone who believes in the message spread by his disciples but I was by no means canceling out those who, in his ministry, were closest to Jesus' heart.
Stewart
Can i clarify something. Nobody got drunk, it was bunch of people hanging out with a little bit of alcohol, absolutely no drunkuenness.
I'm just glad that everytime someone feels like I cross a line, they don't blog about it.
Then again, if I ever think that I want to blog about someone else, I hope the plank in my eye trips me on the way to the keyboard.
There is too much here that tells me why blogs can be a dangerous thing.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone by assuming they were drunk. I was hoping they were because I didn't think that anyone would act in that manner if they had not consumed an excessive amount of alcohol. No one was, by some subjective definition, drunk.
really, everyone was just having fun. what happened does not matter, it doesn't make anyones lives worse, it is not spriteful or hurtful, we were just having fun. loosen up a bit, everyone. this is college - it is what college is for, to do things you'd never do outside of college.
have a little fun everyonce in a while.
Wow .... Anonymity and keyboard somehow empowers us ... can be dangerous, things that we write and "publish" can not be erased.
God does care about what we do everyday, what is being described by these anonymous people is called Deism not Christianity. Scritpures are pretty clear on how we are to behave as Christians. Christ who was perfect, may have drank, but did not every drink too much,and he would have something to say about a couple college students letting lose in their room, disrespecting school property and rules. Yes, he would still love you, and no it does not make you farther away from Christ, however it does bring to question our commitment to faith. If God didn't really care, Christ would not have had to die. Our direction comes from scripture ... we need to becareful when we attempt to justify the wrong we do, sometimes it is just wrong, struggle is to change it next time. While we are not supposed to judge, we are supposed to hold each other accountable.
God does not expect us to be perfect .. we can't be, but he does expect us to be honest when we screw up and take responsibility for it.
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Ashley
If you had a problem with our drinking in rez i would have appreciated it if you would have talked to me or to the other people that were joining in on it, instead of quoting verses at us. It makes us feel like your are preaching at us and that that's what you think God wants and your there to uphold his commands. If you actually have a problem then talk to us, you have told me personally that drinking makes me funner, so i never thought you had a problem. Now that i see all this happening i know, but i didn't think that you were going to yell at us and get as mad as you did. Next time you have a problem with something i am doing or going to do then please talk to me. So that i can respect your input, instead of hurting you and then you hurting me in the end.
Reading all these comments it sounds like i am going to go to Hell becasue i had a few beers in Rez. I know what i did was wrong but it was a stupid mistake and i don't think we need to keep going on with it. Let's forgive and forget and pray that it won't happen again. Although this has also shown me different peoples opinions on the matter of drinking and yeah i still think it is ok but i will respect what you think just don't tell me to drink because i become funner when you hate it when people wreck there bodies. Also on that note you have to respect my decision to drink, it is something between me and God, you can talk to me but please don't preach.Also can people use smaller words in their comments it is really hard to follow with all those big words, i think i need to go buy a dictionary.
Jeff, I'm sorry for making it sound like it were possible to go to hell for drinking a few beers or even for getting drunk! That isn't true and certainly it was not the point... again, I'm sorry if for my part I made it sound like it was. My intended purpose for quoting Ephesians 5:19 was rather to see that Paul includes the act of drunkenness among those related to the sinful nature.
And there we have a perfect example of why it's a bad idea to toss random verses into the mix without establishing context. My apologies.
Stewart
Stewart don't worry about it bud i don't think i am going to hell for drinking i was just exxagerating. Don't worry about
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